Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kendrapara has 35,930 service-sector MSMEs. The district's service-sector gross value added per worker is ₹1,24,703, behind the typical district. The Incubation and Startup Centre is where the next wave of this service enterprise base gets built.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kendrapara, which ranks 17 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on bank branches per lakh people at 9.5. On credit going to productive use at 67.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Incubation / Startup Centre in Kendrapara are in the Kendrapara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kendrapara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.